How To Spell on the spot?

How to Pronounce on the spot?

Correct pronunciation for the word "on the spot" is [ɒnðə spˈɒt], [ɒnðə spˈɒt], [ɒ_n_ð_ə s_p_ˈɒ_t].

What are the misspellings for on the spot?

on the spote,
on the spotty

What is the adjective for on the spot?

The adjective form of "on the spot" is "on-the-spot".

Usage over time for on the spot:

This graph shows how "on the spot" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.

Synonyms for On the spot:

adj.
• vulnerable
- assailable
- defenseless
• instant
- clamant
- extant
- dire
- contemporary
- exigent
- insistent
- importunate
- crying
- fast
- current
- imperative
- direct
- instantaneous
- burning
- existent
• extemporaneous
- fake
- extemporary
• exposed
- discovered
- apparent
- evident
- defined
- denuded
- disclosed
- clear
- bare
- bared
• risky
- insecure
- hazardous
- hairy
- delicate
- iffy
- chancy
- dicey
• extemporaneous/extemporary
- free
- immediate
- at first glance
- expedient
- ad hoc
- informal
- impromptu
- automatic
- casual
- extempore
• defenseless
- exposed
- helpless
- indefensible
- endangered
• on call
- at hand
- handy
- available
- accessible
• snappy
- expeditious
- breakneck
- instant
- hasty
- abrupt
- fleet
• present
- in view
- in attendance
• off-the-cuff
- improvised
adv.
• out on a limb
- dangerous
• immediately
- in a flash
- away
- directly
- forthwith
- instantly
- instantaneously
• here
- hitherto
- attendant
- hereabouts
- hither
- attending
• at once, right away
- immediately
n.
• jeopardy
- accident
- hazard
- insecurity
- chance
- exposure

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